vexillology, defacement is the addition of a symbol or charge to a flag. For example, the Australian flag is the British Blue Ensign defaced with a Southern...
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The flag of the Russian SFSR was a defacement of the flag of the USSR. The constitution stipulated: The state flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist...
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ensign after defacement Military Pine Tree Flag of the Massachusetts Bay Navy New England Buff banner. Flown by Connecticut militia Bedford Flag Saybrook...
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paintings and statues Website defacement, an attack on a website that changes the visual appearance of the site Defacement (flag), a term used in heraldry...
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to several de facto states, represent themselves with national flags. National flags generally contain symbolism of their respective state and serve...
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Defence Force. In such cases, no distinguishing defacement or fringing of the flag is used. The flag is flown at half-mast in New Zealand—always at the...
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May 21 is Ontario Flag Day. The flag of Ontario is a defacement of the Canadian Red Ensign, which had been the de facto national flag of Canada from 1867...
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The current flag of the Falkland Islands was adopted on 25 January 1999 and consists of a defaced Blue Ensign, with the Union Flag in the canton and the...
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replace the British Blue Ensign defaced with the emblem of the Crown Colony of the Bahama Islands, it has been the flag of the Bahamas since the country...
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consists of a white saltire defacing a blue field. The Saltire, rather than the Royal Standard of Scotland, is the correct flag for all private individuals...
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The national flag of the United States, often referred to as the American flag or the U.S. flag, consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, alternating red...
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flag was known as the only ancient representation of the lion flag of the Sinhalese but in 1957, the lion figure on it was defaced by a vandal. Flags...
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Speckflagge (bacon flag). The civil flag does not contain the coat of arms. The state flag exists in three versions The Dienstflagge, which is defaced with the...
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Union Jack (redirect from Union flag)
regards the "British flag", and states that "The flag which every British ship is entitled to fly is the Red Ensign (without any defacement or modification)...
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and sickle Red flag Red star State Emblem of the Soviet Union In vexillology, defacement is the addition of a symbol or charge to a flag. The Pridnestrovian...
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during Fiji's colonial period. It is a defaced cyan "Blue Ensign" (the actual Blue Ensign version of the flag is the government ensign), with the shield...
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The national flag of Ireland (Irish: bratach na hÉireann), frequently referred to in Ireland as 'the tricolour' (an trídhathach) and elsewhere as the Irish...
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The national flag of India, colloquially called Tiraṅgā (the tricolour), is a horizontal rectangular tricolour flag, the colours being of India saffron...
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other country flags. Actions that may be treated as the desecration of a flag include burning it, urinating or defecating on it, defacing it with slogans...
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The national flag of the Russian Federation (Russian: Государственный флаг Российской Федерации, Gosudarstvenny flag Rossiyskoy Federatsii) is a tricolour...
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in the coat of arms The flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands features a blue ensign with the Union flag in the canton, defaced with the coat of arms of...
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to replace the British Blue Ensign defaced with the arms of the Gambia Colony and Protectorate, it has been the flag of the Republic of the Gambia since...
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The current state flag of New South Wales was officially adopted in 1876. The flag is based on the defaced British Blue Ensign with the state badge located...
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The national flag of Sierra Leone is a tricolour consisting of three horizontal green, white and blue bands. It was adopted in 1961, Sierra Leone's independence...
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Australian state flags as it is not a defaced Blue Ensign. It is similar in design to the flag of the Northern Territory. The flag uses the Canberra...
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The flag of Italy (Italian: bandiera d'Italia, Italian: [banˈdjɛːra diˈtaːlja]), often referred to as The Tricolour (il Tricolore, Italian: [il trikoˈloːre])...
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of a New Zealand Red Ensign defaced with the name of an Iwi Most popular flag of the Kotahitanga movement Bastion Point flag The government of New Zealand...
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national flag in it. Flag of the Bakassi Movement for Self-Determination. Flag of the Korean National Association, with a yellow canton defaced with a blue-and-red...
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It is very unusual for a flag based on a British ensign design, in having not only a yellow background, but also a defaced Union Jack in the canton....
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1808 flag of the Papal States, a yellow-and-white bicolour defaced with the tiara and keys in the centre. It is one of only two national flags that use...
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